Portrait of Cyril Smith

Acting

Cyril Smith

Career

Active from 1921 to 1962, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sailor Beware
Sailor Beware
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Cyril Smith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Psychological Suspense 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

81
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 56
She Knows Y'Know
She Knows Y'Know (1962)

as Joe Worswick

Hugh and I
Hugh and I (1962)

TV show

Watch It, Sailor!
Watch It, Sailor! (1961)

as Henry Hornett

Over the Odds
Over the Odds (1961)

as Sam

On the Fiddle
On the Fiddle (1961)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ticket Collector

Light Up the Sky!
Light Up the Sky! (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

as 'Spinner' Rice

1950s

24 titles ยท average score 58
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

Theatre Night
Theatre Night (1957)

TV show ยท as Henry Hornett

Sailor Beware
Sailor Beware (1956)
GoodWatch score 69

as Henry Hornett

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Merlin

Sailor Beware!
Sailor Beware! (1955)

as Henry Hornett

Burnt Evidence
Burnt Evidence (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

as Alf Quinney

Wheel of Fate
Wheel of Fate (1953)

as Perce

Stolen Face
Stolen Face (1952)
GoodWatch score 49

as Alf Bixby, Innkeeper

The Dark Man
The Dark Man (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

as Samuel Denny

Mystery Junction
Mystery Junction (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

as Station Master

Calling Bulldog Drummond
Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951)
GoodWatch score 42

as Man at Nightclub Bar (uncredited)

Old Mother Riley, Headmistress
Old Mother Riley, Headmistress (1950)

as Maltby

1940s

21 titles ยท average score 62
Conspirator
Conspirator (1949)
GoodWatch score 53

as Detective Inspector

The Rocking Horse Winner
The Rocking Horse Winner (1949)
GoodWatch score 76

as bailiff

The Interrupted Journey
The Interrupted Journey (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

as Publican

Daughter of Darkness
Daughter of Darkness (1948)
GoodWatch score 50

as Joe

Romance on the High Seas
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as English Bartender (uncredited)

They Made Me a Fugitive
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
GoodWatch score 73

as Bert

Appointment with Crime
Appointment with Crime (1946)
GoodWatch score 55

as Det. Sgt. Charlie Weeks

School for Secrets
School for Secrets (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Flight Sgt. Cox

The Echo Murders
The Echo Murders (1945)

as P.C. Morgan

One Exciting Night
One Exciting Night (1944)

as Joe

Fanny by Gaslight
Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
GoodWatch score 53

as Publican (uncredited)

They Flew Alone
They Flew Alone (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

as Aquitania Radio Operator

1930s

27 titles ยท average score 61
Traitor Spy
Traitor Spy (1939)

as Det. Sgt. Trotter

The Return of the Frog
The Return of the Frog (1938)

as Maggs

St. Martin's Lane
St. Martin's Lane (1938)
GoodWatch score 69

as Black Face

Storm in a Teacup
Storm in a Teacup (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

as Councillor

Hello, Sweetheart
Hello, Sweetheart (1935)

as Mac McGuire

Lend Me Your Wife
Lend Me Your Wife (1935)

as Charles Harwood

Brown on Resolution
Brown on Resolution (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

as William Brown, Jr.

Bulldog Jack
Bulldog Jack (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

as Duke

The Black Abbot
The Black Abbot (1934)

as Alf Higgins

Waltzes from Vienna
Waltzes from Vienna (1934)
GoodWatch score 41

as Secretary (uncredited)

Wild Boy
Wild Boy (1934)

as Kennel Boy

Friday the Thirteenth
Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
GoodWatch score 55

as Fred, the Driver

1920s

3 titles
The Desert Sheik
The Desert Sheik (1924)

as Lord Howard Cecil

Fires of Fate
Fires of Fate (1923)

as Lord Howard Cecil

Class and No Class
Class and No Class (1921)

as Lord Daventry